MSNBC: U.S. Makes First Gaza Aid Airdrop

VOSSOUGHIAN Alright we re ░░░░░░░░ this breaking news U ░░░░░░░░ military planes today making ░░░░░░░░ first airdrop of humanitarian ░░░░░░░░ into Gaza as famine ░░░░░░░░ amongst the population The ░░░░░░░░ aid is coming as ░░░░░░░░ loom over the killing ░░░░░░░░ over 100 Palestinians at ░░░░░░░░ aid convoy in Gaza ░░░░░░░░ on Thursday where Israeli ░░░░░░░░ are accused of opening ░░░░░░░░ on a crowd hoping ░░░░░░░░ get food Want to ░░░░░░░░ in NBC s Matt ░░░░░░░░ who s in London ░░░░░░░░ us with the very ░░░░░░░░ on this Matt if ░░░░░░░░ can what do you ░░░░░░░░ about this first round ░░░░░░░░ drops BRADLEY Yeah Yasmin ░░░░░░░░ U S officials have ░░░░░░░░ that this was done ░░░░░░░░ cooperation with the Jordanians ░░░░░░░░ they ve been conducting ░░░░░░░░ own aid drops in ░░░░░░░░ ever since early November ░░░░░░░░ according to U S ░░░░░░░░ Command it was three ░░░░░░░░ planes they delivered 38 ░░░░░░░░ meals These are much ░░░░░░░░ supplies Yasmin The Gaza ░░░░░░░░ has already been suffering ░░░░░░░░ what aid agencies are ░░░░░░░░ famine We saw incredible ░░░░░░░░ among Palestinians Many international ░░░░░░░░ contributed to the stampede ░░░░░░░░ Israeli mass shooting in ░░░░░░░░ two days ago that ░░░░░░░░ just mentioned The death ░░░░░░░░ for that incident it ░░░░░░░░ now risen again today ░░░░░░░░ 118 So it is ░░░░░░░░ the most single lethal ░░░░░░░░ against civilians since Israel ░░░░░░░░ invasion of Gaza began ░░░░░░░░ now aid agencies have ░░░░░░░░ been saying that this ░░░░░░░░ aid drop isn t ░░░░░░░░ And some have even ░░░░░░░░ that relying on aid ░░░░░░░░ which the aid community ░░░░░░░░ to be expensive and ░░░░░░░░ and normally just used ░░░░░░░░ a last resort that ░░░░░░░░ may become a distraction ░░░░░░░░ what they say should ░░░░░░░░ the real diplomatic goal ░░░░░░░░ is getting Israel and ░░░░░░░░ to stop their siege ░░░░░░░░ Gaza and lift their ░░░░░░░░ and let in much ░░░░░░░░ amounts of aid President ░░░░░░░░ said yesterday that more ░░░░░░░░ is on the way ░░░░░░░░ s what he told ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Biden The ░░░░░░░░ is aid flowing to ░░░░░░░░ is nowhere near enough ░░░░░░░░ it s nowhere near ░░░░░░░░ Innocent lives are on ░░░░░░░░ line and children s ░░░░░░░░ are on the line ░░░░░░░░ we won t stand ░░░░░░░░ and let until they ░░░░░░░░ we get more aid ░░░░░░░░ there We should be ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of trucks in ░░░░░░░░ just several Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ And Yasmin Israel s ░░░░░░░░ on food aid they ░░░░░░░░ becoming a worsening problem ░░░░░░░░ Gaza The U N ░░░░░░░░ t been able to ░░░░░░░░ aid into northern Gaza ░░░░░░░░ more than a week ░░░░░░░░ VOSSOUGHIAN Can you talk ░░░░░░░░ me Matt on where ░░░░░░░░ are with hostage negotiations ░░░░░░░░ Yeah that s a ░░░░░░░░ story today President Biden ░░░░░░░░ last week that he ░░░░░░░░ the deal will be ░░░░░░░░ by Monday two days ░░░░░░░░ now Just today NBC ░░░░░░░░ heard from Egyptian officials ░░░░░░░░ said that high level ░░░░░░░░ from Hamas and Israel ░░░░░░░░ visit Cairo tomorrow to ░░░░░░░░ the deal that might ░░░░░░░░ a 40 day pause ░░░░░░░░ the fighting over the ░░░░░░░░ month of Ramadan That ░░░░░░░░ could see the release ░░░░░░░░ Israeli hostages and Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ But Yasmin these negotiations ░░░░░░░░ been going on for ░░░░░░░░ And they ve seen ░░░░░░░░ lot of false dawns ░░░░░░░░ VOSSOUGHIAN Alright Matt Bradley ░░░░░░░░ us Thank you Matt ░░░░░░░░ it.”